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Jacob Brandon
Mar 8, 20201 min read
Interview with Becky Nuttall - #IWD2020
We asked Becky about how issues of gender have influenced her work and how coming from an artistic family has shaped her outlook.
Jacob Brandon
Mar 8, 20201 min read
International Women's Day Interviews
March 8th is International Women’s Day a globally recognised date marking “the social, economic, cultural &political achievements of women"
Becky Nuttall
Nov 25, 20191 min read
Nick's Gift
My first poetry anthology is available to order through lulu.com. Alternatively email or Facebook messenger for a copy...
Jacob Brandon
Aug 29, 20194 min read
Art by the "Barn Load" - Summer Festival of Art at the Spanish Barn
The diversity of practising South West artists is something we are not unaware of; our regular open exhibition programme exposes us to...
Jacob Brandon
Oct 10, 20181 min read
October Exhibition, We Are Making A New World - Exhibition Gallery
Images from our October Exhibition Preview, We Are Making A New World! #2018 #Artizan #MainGallery #JanetLynch #BeckyNuttall #GeoffWeedon...
Jacob Brandon
Oct 10, 20181 min read
October Exhibition, We Are Making A New World - Artist Preview
Images from our October Exhibition Preview, We Are Making A New World! #2018 #Artizan #MainGallery #JanetLynch #BeckyNuttall #GeoffWeedon...
Jacob Brandon
Sep 10, 20181 min read
September Exhibition, Devon Open Studios - Exhibition Gallery
Images from our Devon Open Studios Exhibition, featuring works of Pauline Talbot, Ben Benjamin and Gesche Buecker. Plus explore our...
Jacob Brandon
Jul 29, 20182 min read
Suffer little children for art
When I begin another artwork I initially spend days researching, mapping and merging all the influences that will bring the piece...
Jacob Brandon
May 23, 20182 min read
The annunciation - Kurt Schwitters - old school suit
I am a bit obsessed with Kurt Schwitters, I am a bit in love with him. I was shown his work in 1973 at art school and I used his quote in...
Jacob Brandon
Mar 23, 20182 min read
You don’t like my painting
I have never before joined an art group or society, other than art school, and I’ve never won anything for my art, except grade 1 O Level...
Jacob Brandon
Mar 4, 20182 min read
Visiting Artists - my father Prometheus and why I use his art in my work
In my adolescence, I visited the artist, my father, in his London flat. There was a room designated for the studio; I could not smell...
Jacob Brandon
Feb 12, 20182 min read
Shelley Szender: Headliner at Stanza Extravaganza Artizan Gallery Monday February 26th
Shelley has lived all her life in Paignton. Shelley first started writing Poetry as a Teenager. She would only show her Mum who suggested...
Jacob Brandon
Feb 11, 20182 min read
The Violet Hour at The Blue Walnut Cafe and Visiting Artists in Torbay February 2018
I called my reviews of Ian Beech's Poetry Island, at The Blue Walnut Cafe Chelston Torquay, The Violet Hour because of the feelings it...
Jacob Brandon
Feb 8, 20182 min read
The Art of You - Artist Stories - Becky Nuttall
Artist Statement: Becky comes from an artistic and literary background. She studied art in the early seventies but got diverted by...
Jacob Brandon
Jan 12, 20182 min read
Royal academy: from shrine to altar
Last year I was shortlisted for the RA Summer Exhibition with "Bedroom Shrine for the Virgin of the Rocks" which will be exhibited at the...
Jacob Brandon
Dec 15, 20172 min read
Modernism, Dartington Hall and All Hallows’ Day
Dartington Hall is the seat of Modernism in South Devon and it was hugely influential to me as a child in the sixties. We regularly...
Jacob Brandon
Oct 1, 20172 min read
Beach Hut Culture Update: October 2017
Hooray, The Beach Hut is back from its holidays and so are we! September was certainly a good month for a breather, with a packed...
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